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Possibly moving to the UK in a year. Tabloids are the thing I'm most looking forward to.

by netcan 17y ago

pierrefar 17y ago
I give you 1 week before you change your mind. I initially found them very amusing but now I cringe every time I pass a news stand or otherwise catch sight of the tabloid front pages.
- netcan 17y ago
  I've lived in Ireland before and I would get the British tabloids an armload at a time. Something about being able to point to one over coffee and say 'look at this.'
eru 17y ago
From where?
- netcan 17y ago
  Well, that's undecided. I've been in Australia for the past five year but recently lost my visa. I will most likely return there in a few months.
  - angusgr 17y ago
    Daily Telegraph not tabloid enough for you? ;)
Quarrelsome 17y ago
No, seriously no. They are pollution. If you read them no matter how cynical you are your subconscious will gobble up the "facts" only to spew them at you later as "truth" without the association with the source. IMO tabloids make people dumber. So just _don't_ read them, its bad for you.
- netcan 17y ago
  I'm going to Bradford. From what I hear, I'll need them.
  - ErrantX 17y ago
    Not far from my old haunt; Leeds. That's a much nicer place all round :-)
    - netcan 17y ago
      We're considering commuting from there. Comparing to the distances we're used to (melbourne) Leeds-> Bradford is like 3 suburbs.
      - ErrantX 17y ago
        Yeh it's about half an hr commute give or take. I only head back once a month or so but drop me a line when you're there and I'll buy you a drink if I'm up :-)
        netcan 17y ago
        Sure. Cheers. It'll be a bit over a year though.
- petercooper 17y ago
  There are differing levels of pollution, though. The Daily Mail is, IMHO, almost "evil" in its level of ridiculousness. It exists mostly to rile up the darker sentiments held by middle England. It's Fox News in paper form. The Sun, on the other hand, is the ultimate tabloid (in terms of sales) but is more playful and aware of its role as a form of entertainment. The Sun and the Daily Mail couldn't be any different.
  - netcan 17y ago
    which ones have aliens and suburban housewives raising bears as children?

Possibly moving to the UK in a year. Tabloids are the thing I'm most looking forward to.

by netcan 17y ago

Possibly moving to the UK in a year. Tabloids are the thing I'm most looking forward to.

I give you 1 week before you change your mind. I initially found them very amusing but now I cringe every time I pass a news stand or otherwise catch sight of the tabloid front pages.

netcan 17y ago
I've lived in Ireland before and I would get the British tabloids an armload at a time. Something about being able to point to one over coffee and say 'look at this.'

eru 17y ago

From where?

netcan 17y ago
Well, that's undecided. I've been in Australia for the past five year but recently lost my visa. I will most likely return there in a few months.
- angusgr 17y ago
  Daily Telegraph not tabloid enough for you? ;)

Quarrelsome 17y ago

No, seriously no. They are pollution. If you read them no matter how cynical you are your subconscious will gobble up the "facts" only to spew them at you later as "truth" without the association with the source. IMO tabloids make people dumber. So just _don't_ read them, its bad for you.

netcan 17y ago
I'm going to Bradford. From what I hear, I'll need them.
- ErrantX 17y ago
  Not far from my old haunt; Leeds. That's a much nicer place all round :-)
  - netcan 17y ago
    We're considering commuting from there. Comparing to the distances we're used to (melbourne) Leeds-> Bradford is like 3 suburbs.
    - ErrantX 17y ago
      Yeh it's about half an hr commute give or take. I only head back once a month or so but drop me a line when you're there and I'll buy you a drink if I'm up :-)
      - netcan 17y ago
        Sure. Cheers. It'll be a bit over a year though.
petercooper 17y ago
There are differing levels of pollution, though. The Daily Mail is, IMHO, almost "evil" in its level of ridiculousness. It exists mostly to rile up the darker sentiments held by middle England. It's Fox News in paper form. The Sun, on the other hand, is the ultimate tabloid (in terms of sales) but is more playful and aware of its role as a form of entertainment. The Sun and the Daily Mail couldn't be any different.
- netcan 17y ago
  which ones have aliens and suburban housewives raising bears as children?